SAT Reading 3 Flashcards

1

Question 8

C
A
B
D

2

Question 3

C
A
B
D

3

Question 2

D
B
C
A

4

Question 6

D
B
A
C

5

Question 4

C
B
A
D

6

Why did the Portuguese leave the Cape of Good Hope?

they were driven out by wild animals
the land was barren
the weather
hostile locals

7

Question 10

A
B
D
C

8

Which word does not describe the Dutchmen in this story?

savage
virile
lethargic
rugged

9

Question 5

C
C
B
A

10

If something is strong ,healthy, vigorous, then it is__________.

reckless
enervating
robust
formidable

11

Question 1

A
B
D
C

12

Question 10

D
B
C
A

13

Question 7

A
C
D
B

14

Ferocious means______________

turbulent
coherent
amicable
violent

15

Why didn't Portuguese settlements bring wealth to the mainland?

The marshes were poisonous and area suffered from malaria.
There was constant competition with other nations.
They constantly ran out of funding.
The mother country did not offer support of their colonies.

16

Who did the Dutchman defend themselves against in the story?

Great Britain
Poland
Spain
Turkey

17

What group of people was considered Great Britain's most powerful foe?

East Indian Company
Afrikaans
the Boer
French Huguenots

18

In line 97, cataclysm means

aggregation
posterity
hinderance
calamity

19

Who did the Dutchmen supply with food and water?

Dutch East India Company
Cape Colony
Cape of Good Hope
Pirates of the Caribbean

SAT Reading 3

Questions 19

SAT Reading 3

Questions 19